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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704095
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4095-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'gcab' package(s) announced via the DSA-4095-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'gcab' package(s) announced via the DSA-4095-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that gcab, a Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation tool, is prone to a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability when extracting .cab files. An attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause a denial-of-service or, potentially the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running gcab, if a specially crafted .cab file is processed.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.7-2+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your gcab packages.

For the detailed security status of gcab please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'gcab' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-5345
Debian Security Information: DSA-4095 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4095
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1527296
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:0350
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0350
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3546-1/
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